Person

William Davis (Union County, Tennessee, farmer)

b. 1811-11-18

Union County, Tennessee, farmer. Tennessee native. Married to Margaret Haynes Davis in Grainger County, Tennessee, in October 1851. Father of Nancy Davis, John Davis, Isaac Davis, Nathan Davis, James Davis, Daniel Davis, Elijah Davis, Rebecca H. Davis, and Margaret J. Davis. Farmer in Union County in 1850. Farmer in Union County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Grainger County, District 14, p.116A-B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Union County, District 3, p. 437B.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Union County, District 3, p. 221B.

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, TN, Grainger County Marriages, 1850-1859.

"William Davis (1811-1871)," Find A Grave, Memorial #11861097, accessed September 27, 2021, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11861097.

Citation

Davis, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203058 (November 12, 2026).

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